"I just know that focusing on your pain and guilt and steeping yourself in it by cutting out other things... it gets you stuck in that bad moment." Brenda said gently, squeezing his hand. "Those feelings will be pretty fresh for a while, they'll be on your mind all the time, but the further you come from that low point, the more perspective you'll have and the less it will weigh on you."

"But you have to allow yourself to that distance. You have to not double back and hate yourself for not feeling bad anymore when you start to turn a corner."

"As for consequences, what did the council suggest?"